US Open Racquetball Championships

The UnitedHealthcare US Open Racquetball Championships is the premier professional racquetball event. It is a Grand Slam event with men and women competing from the International Racquetball Tour and Ladies Professional Racquetball Tour, respectively. Beginning in 2014, the US Open adding a pro doubles division. The US Open also has divisions for amateur players, and hundreds of people participate each year. Overall, there were 732 participants in 2019.[1]

The 2019 UnitedHealthcare US Open was October 2-6 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, which was the 10th year since the event began in 1996 that it was in the Twin Cities. United Health Care was the title sponsor for the eighth consecutive year. The 2020 UnitedHealthcare US Open will also be in Minneapolis in October.

The first 14 years the tournament were held in Memphis, Tennessee. Hosted by USA Racquetball the US Open was held in mid-November for the first 12 years, but in 2008 the event was moved up a month to October.

Doug Ganim, a multiple racquetball World Champion in doubles and former pro player on the International Racquetball Tour, is the US Open's Tournament Director.

Men's pro competition

Men's champions
YearChampionRunner-UpSemifinalistsQuarterfinalistsDoubles ChampionsFinalists
2019[2] Kane Waselenchuk
15-12, 15-7		 Conrrado Moscoso Alejandro Landa
Daniel De La Rosa		 Javier Mar
Sebastian Fernandez
Alvaro Beltran
Andree Parrilla		 Kane Waselenchuk
Ben Croft
15-11, 15-8		 Alvaro Beltran
Daniel De La Rosa
2018[3] Kane Waselenchuk
15-11, 15-6		 Daniel De La Rosa Andree Parrilla
Rocky Carson		 Sebastian Franco
Jose Diaz
Alejandro Landa
Mario Mercado		 Alvaro Beltran
Daniel De La Rosa
15-11, 15-6		 Kane Waselenchuk
Ben Croft
2017[4] Kane Waselenchuk
11-6, 11-4, 8-11, 11-4		 Rocky Carson Alvaro Beltran
Alejandro Landa		 Conrrado Moscoso
Javier Mar
Sudsy Monchik
Daniel De La Rosa		 Kane Waselenchuk
Ben Croft
15-10, 10-15, 11-7		 Alvaro Beltran
Daniel De La Rosa
2016[5] Kane Waselenchuk
11-2, 11-2, 11-6		 Rocky Carson Jose Rojas
Daniel De La Rosa		 Sebastian Franco
Marco Rojas
Alvaro Beltran
Jake Bredenbeck		 Jose Rojas
Marco Rojas
15-10, 15-5		 Daniel De La Rosa
Edson Martinez
2015[6] Kane Waselenchuk
11-5, 11-8, 11-3		 Daniel De La Rosa Alvaro Beltran
Rocky Carson		 Jansen Allen
Jose Rojas
Anthony Herrera
Marco Rojas		 Kane Waselenchuk
Ben Croft
15-0, 15-5		 Jake Bredenbeck
Jose Diaz
2014[7] Kane Waselenchuk
11-6, 11-1, 11-6		 Alvaro Beltran Alejandro Landa
Rocky Carson		 Tony Carson
Daniel De La Rosa
Chris Crowther
Ben Croft		 Kane Waselenchuk
Ben Croft
9-15, 15-8, 11-5		 Alvaro Beltran
Rocky Carson
2013[8] Kane Waselenchuk
11-9, 11-1, 11-6		 Rocky Carson Ben Croft
Alvaro Beltran		 Daniel De La Rosa
Jose Rojas
Chris Crowther
Tony Carson
2012[9] Kane Waselenchuk
11-8, 11-5, 11-5		 Rocky Carson Alvaro Beltran
Chris Crowther
 Tony Carson
Alex Ackermann
Daniel De La Rosa
Shane Vanderson
2011 Kane Waselenchuk
7-11, 11-2, 11-4, 11-7		 Rocky Carson Jose Rojas
Chris Crowther
 Charlie Pratt
Andy Hawthorne
Ben Croft
Shane Vanderson
2010 Kane Waselenchuk
10-12, 11-2, 11-2, 11-6		 Alvaro Beltran Jack Huczek
Ben Croft
 Andy Hawthorne
Charlie Pratt
Mitch Williams
Jose Rojas
2009 Kane Waselenchuk
12-10, 11-1, 11-3		 Jack Huczek Jason Mannino
Ben Croft
 Jose Rojas
Shane Vanderson
Chris Crowther
Rocky Carson
2008 Kane Waselenchuk
11-2, 11-2, 11-4		 Rocky Carson Jack Huczek
Shane Vanderson
 Alvaro Beltran
Jason Thoerner
Ben Croft
Jason Mannino
2007[10] Rocky Carson
11-3, 7-11, 11-8, 11-5		 Jack Huczek Jason Mannino
Shane Vanderson
 Andy Hawthorne
Jason Thoerner
Mitch Williams
Alvaro Beltran
2006[11] Jason Mannino
11-9, 11-8, 11-5		 Rocky Carson Jack Huczek
Shane Vanderson
 Cliff Swain
Andy Hawthorne
Mitch Williams
Alvaro Beltran
2005[12] Kane Waselenchuk
11-5, 12-10, 12-10		 Cliff Swain Rocky Carson
Jack Huczek
 Polo Gutierrez
Alvaro Beltran
Jason Mannino
Shane Vanderson
2004[13] Kane Waselenchuk
11-1, 11-3, 11-0		 Cliff Swain Rocky Carson
Jack Huczek
 Mike Guidry
Jason Mannino
Kyle Veenstra
Derek Robinson
2003[14] Kane Waselenchuk
11-8, 11-6, 11-6		 Derek Robinson Jack Huczek
Shane Vanderson
 Jason Mannino
Chris Crowther
Sudsy Monchik
Mike Green
2002 Sudsy Monchik
12-10, 12-10, 11-7		 Cliff Swain Jack Huczek
Kane Waselenchuk
 Alvaro Beltran
Rocky Carson
John Ellis
Jason Mannino
2001 Cliff Swain
11-5, 7-11, 12-10, 11-4		 John Ellis Mike Guidry
Jason Mannino
 Ruben Gonzalez
Kane Waselenchuk
Alvaro Beltran
Rocky Carson
2000 Sudsy Monchik
11-8, 11-9, 9-11 11-3		 Cliff Swain Alvaro Beltran
Mike Locker
 Rocky Carson
Derek Robinson
Kane Waselenchuk
John Ellis
1999 Jason Mannino
11-8, 4-11, 11-8, 11-8		 Cliff Swain John Ellis
Sudsy Monchik
 Dan Fowler
Rocky Carson
Adam Karp
Ruben Gonzalez
1998 Sudsy Monchik
11-2, 11-8, 11-4		 Cliff Swain John Ellis
Eric Muller
 Mike Ray
Mike Guidry
Tim Doyle
Derek Robinson
1997 Cliff Swain
11-6, 11-2, 11-3		 Sudsy Monchik Andy Roberts
John Ellis
 Jason Mannino
Adam Karp
Woody Clouse
Eric Muller
1996 Sudsy Monchik
11-8, 11-9, 11-3		 Andy Roberts Cliff Swain
Woody Clouse
 Drew Kachtik
Mike Ray
Mike Guidry
John Ellis

US Open Men's Finalists by wins and losses
FinalistWinsLosses
Kane Waselenchuk150
Sudsy Monchik41
Cliff Swain26
Jason Mannino20
Rocky Carson17
Alvaro Beltran02
Daniel De La Rosa02
Jack Huczek02
Conrrado Moscoso01
John Ellis01
Andy Roberts01
Derek Robinson01

Men career records

This table lists all players who have been US Open semi-finalists with their result for each year they competed. Note: W = winner, F = finalist, SF = semi-finalist, QF = quarterfinalist, 16 = Round of 16, 32 = Round of 32, 64 = Round of 64, 128 = Round of 128.

Player 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Kane Waselenchuk QF QF SF W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W
Rocky Carson 32 16 QF QF QF QF 16 SF SF F W F QF 16 F F F SF SF F F SF 16
Jason Mannino 16 QF 16 W 32 SF QF QF QF QF W SF QF SF
Sudsy Monchik W F W SF W W QF 16 QF
Cliff Swain SF W F F F W F 16 F F QF 32 32 32 64 16 16 64 32
Alvaro Beltran SF QF QF 16 16 QF QF QF QF F 16 SF SF F SF QF SF 16 QF
Daniel De La Rosa 64 64 32 16 QF QF QF F SF QF F SF
Alejandro Landa 64 64 64 32 32 16 16 16 16 16 SF 32 16 SF QF SF
Ben Croft 32 32 16 16 16 16 QF SF SF QF 32 SF QF 16
Chris Crowther 16 32 QF 32 64 16 16 16 QF 16 SF SF QF QF 16
Jose Rojas 32 QF QF SF 16 QF 16 QF SF
Jack Huczek 64 16 16 SF SF SF SF SF F SF F SF
John Ellis QF SF SF SF QF F QF 16 32 32 16
Woody Clouse SF QF 16 16 16
Andy Roberts F SF 32 32
Eric Muller QF SF 64
Mike Locker 32 32 16 SF 16
Shane Vanderson 64 64 64 32 SF 32 QF SF SF SF QF QF QF
Mike Guidry QF 16 QF 16 16 SF 16 16 QF 16
Derek Robinson 64 16 QF 16 QF 16 16 F QF
Andree Parrilla 128 32 32 32 16 16 SF QF
Conrrado Moscoso QF 32 F

Women's pro competition

Women's Champions
YearChampionRunner-UpSemifinalistsQuarterfinalistsDoubles ChampionsFinalists
2019[15] Paola Longoria
15-5, 15-7		 Maria Jose Vargas Monserrat Mejia
Samantha Salas		 Masiel Rivera
Natalia Mendez
Alexandra Herrera
Nancy Enriquez		 Monserrat Mejia
Alexandra Herrera
15-13, 15-12		 Paola Longoria
Samantha Salas
2018[16] Paola Longoria
11-9, 11-2, 11-5		 Samantha Salas Gabriela Martinez
Frédérique Lambert		 Natalia Mendez
Rhonda Rajsich
Alexandra Herrera
Yazmine Sabja		 Paola Longoria
Samantha Salas
15-11, 15-14		 Monserrat Mejia
Alexandra Herrera
2017[17] Paola Longoria
11-7, 11-4, 2-11, 11-3		 Frédérique Lambert Rhonda Rajsich
Natalia Mendez		 Adriana Riveros
Cristina Amaya
Alexandra Herrera
Jessica Parrilla		 Paola Longoria
Gabriela Martinez
15-5, 15-8		 Cristina Amaya
Adriana Riveros
2016[18] Paola Longoria
11-3, 11-7, 11-3		 Samantha Salas Jessica Parrilla
Frédérique Lambert		 Susana Acosta
Rhonda Rajsich
Natalia Mendez
Cristina Amaya		 Paola Longoria
Samantha Salas
15-10, 15-0		 Frédérique Lambert
Veronica Sotomayor
2015[19] Paola Longoria
11-7, 11-5, 9-11, 11-9		 Rhonda Rajsich Veronica Sotomayor
Maria Jose Vargas		 Sofia Rascon
Samantha Salas
Frédérique Lambert
Michelle Key		 Paola Longoria
Samantha Salas
15-10, 15-2		 Monserrat Mejia
Alexandra Herrera
2014[20] Paola Longoria
11-5, 11-3, 11-8		 Maria Jose Vargas Cristina Amaya
Rhonda Rajsich		 Diana Aguilar
Sofia Rascon
Frédérique Lambert
Veronica Sotomayor		 Paola Longoria
Veronica Sotomayor
15-7, 12-15, 11-7		 Rhonda Rajsich
Maria Jose Vargas
2013[21] Paola Longoria
11-4, 11-1, 11-7		 Rhonda Rajsich Samantha Salas
Susana Acosta		 Veronica Sotomayor
Adrienne Haynes
Cristina Amaya
Janel Tisinger
2012[22] Paola Longoria
11-4, 11-7, 12-10		 Rhonda Rajsich Veronica Sotomayor
Samantha Salas		 Maria Paz Muñoz
Susana Acosta
Krystal Csuk
Jackie Paraiso
2011 Paola Longoria
11-7, 11-5, 11-9		 Rhonda Rajsich Samantha Salas
Kerri Wachtel
 Krystal Csuk
Jennifer Saunders
Kristen Bellows
Da'monique Davis
2010 Rhonda Rajsich
11-8, 8-11, 11-9, 11-5		 Paola Longoria Christie Huczek
Samantha Salas		 Jessica Parrilla
Aimee Ruiz
Cheryl Gudinas
Kerri Wachtel
2009 Rhonda Rajsich
1-11, 11-8, 11-3, 2-11, 11-7		 Paola Longoria Cheryl Gudinas
Kerri Wachtel		 Angela Grisar
Janel Tisinger
Jackie Paraiso
Kristen Bellows
2008[23] Paola Longoria
11-8, 7-11, 11-7, 11-7		 Cheryl Gudinas Brenda Kyzer
Kristen Bellows		 Kerri Wachtel
Adrienne Fisher
Rhonda Rajsich
Christie Van Hees
2007[24] Rhonda Rajsich
11-6, 11-5, 8-11, 11-9		 Cheryl Gudinas Angela Grisar
Christie Van Hees		 Paola Longoria
Kristen Walsh
Kerri Wachtel
Brenda Kyzer
2006[25][26] Christie Van Hees
11-3, 11-2, 11-2		 Cheryl Gudinas Brenda Kyzer
Kerri Wachtel		 Rhonda Rajsich
Elaine Albrecht
Kristen Walsh
Angela Grisar
2005[12][27][28] Christie Van Hees
11-13, 11-4, 11-5, 11-4		 Rhonda Rajsich Kristen Walsh
Laura Fenton		 Diane Moore
Tammy Brown
Angela Grisar
Brenda Kyzer
2004[12] Cheryl Gudinas
11-8, 11-5, 8-11, 12-14, 11-3		 Rhonda Rajsich Kristen Walsh
Christie Van Hees		 Angela Grisar
Paola Longoria
Kerri Wachtel
Tammy Brown
2003[29] Rhonda Rajsich
6-11, 11-7, 11-4, 11-7		 Christie Van Hees Kristen Walsh
Cheryl Gudinas		 Angela Grisar
Tammy Brown
Kerri Wachtel
Lori-Jane Powell
2002 Cheryl Gudinas
11-5, 11-5, 9-11, 11-6		 Jackie Paraiso Kerri Wachtel
Laura Fenton		 Kim Russell
Adrienne Fisher
Kersten Hallander
Rhonda Rajsich
2001 Kerri Wachtel
15-13, 12-15, 15-11, 15-10		 Jackie Paraiso Cheryl Gudinas
Kerseten Hallander		 Laura Fenton
Claudia Garcia
Lori-Jane Powell
Kim Russell
2000 Christie Van Hees
21-7, 21-12, 22-24, 21-11		 Rhonda Rajsich Cheryl Gudinas
Jackie Paraiso		 Chris Evon
Kersten Hallander
Laura Fenton
Kim Machiran
1999[30] Jackie Paraiso
8-11, 13-11, 11-1, 5-11, 11-2		 Christie Van Hees Susana Acosta
Cheryl Gudinas		 Janet Myers
Kersten Hallander
Josée Grand'Maître
Kim Machiran
1998[31] Jackie Paraiso
11-6, 11-5, 11-5		 Christie Van Hees Robin Levine
Caryn McKinney		 Kersten Hallander
Lydia Hammock
Cheryl Gudinas
Laura Fenton
1997 Michelle Gould
12-10, 11-5, 11-4		 Jackie Paraiso Marci Drexler
Cheryl Gudinas		 Randy Friedman
Chris Evon
Laura Fenton
Caryn McKinney
1996[32] Michelle Gould
11-5, 11-4, 11-3		 Cheryl Gudinas Jackie Paraiso
Caryn McKinney		 Lynne Coburn
Dina Moreland
Robin Levine
Molly O'Brien

US Open Women's finalists by wins and losses
FinalistWinsLosses
Paola Longoria102
Rhonda Rajsich47
Christie Van Hees33
Michelle Gould20
Cheryl Gudinas Holmes24
Jackie Paraiso23
Kerri Wachtel10
Samantha Salas02
Maria Jose Vargas02
Frédérique Lambert01

Women career records

This table lists all players who have been US Open semi-finalists with their result for each year they competed. Note: W = winner, F = finalist, SF = semi-finalist, QF = quarterfinalist, 16 = Round of 16, 32 = Round of 32, 64 = Round of 64, 128 = Round of 128.

Player 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Paola Longoria 128 QF 32 16 QF W F F W W W W W W W W W
Rhonda Rajsich F 16 QF W F F QF W QF W W F F F SF F QF SF QF 16
Christie Van Hees F F W F SF W W SF QF SF
Cheryl Gudinas F SF QF SF SF SF W SF W 16 F F F SF QF 16 16 16 32 64 32
Kerri Wachtel 32 32 W SF QF QF 16 SF QF QF SF QF SF 32
Jackie Paraiso SF F W W SF F F QF 16 QF 16
Michelle Gould W W
Samantha Salas 128 32 16 16 16 16 32 SF SF SF SF QF F F SF
Frédérique Lambert 32 32 32 32 32 16 QF QF SF F SF 16
Maria Jose Vargas 32 16 F SF 32 32 F
Susana Acosta 16 SF 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 QF SF 16 16 QF 32 32
Cristina Amaya 64 32 16 16 16 32 QF SF 16 QF QF 16 32
Jessica Parrilla 32 128 QF 16 16 16 16 16 SF QF 32
Veronica Sotomayor 32 16 SF QF QF SF 32
Laura Fenton QF QF 16 QF QF SF 16 16 SF 32
Brenda Kyzer 32 16 16 16 QF SF QF SF
Angela Grisar QF QF QF QF SF 16 QF 16
Kristen Walsh Bellows 16 16 16 SF SF SF QF QF SF QF QF 32
Kersten Hallander QF QF QF SF QF 16 16
Robin Levine QF SF 16
Caryn McKinney SF QF SF 16
Natalia Mendez QF SF QF QF
Marci Drexler SF
Gabriela Martinez 16 16 32 SF 16
Monserrat Mejia 32 16 16 16 SF
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